What Israelis Really Think about Jesus, Messianic Jews and Christianity 

As a Christian in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 I send my love and support to Israel 🇮🇱 ❤

I was a severe alcoholic for almost 20 years. After losing everything and unable to stop, I turned to Jesus. For 6 months I prayed and begged every day for him to let me see him. Something inside told me if I could just see him I would be ok. On 9/3/02 I saw him in a dream. I instantly woke up and felt like I was hit by lightning, not in a bad way. He took away my desire to drink and and the years of guilt I carried with me. I cried my eyes out for hours. Could not believe he would do that for such a bad person. I have not had a drop of alcohol since then and don’t even think about doing it. He told me 3 things that night: there is no such thing as coincidences, don’t put limits on yourself and the end is near. Completely changed my life.

I am not Christian, Jewish, Muslim or any other religion. I have now watched several of your videos, and always appreciate the frank, straightforward way you share your knowledge. I totally agree with the lady below who said "You are fair, calm, kind & respectful." Well done.

I’m a Catholic and I love Israel mainly because my faith is rooted on yours. Been on a pilgrimage there and though we have a chaplain with us, our tour guide is a Jew. I have so much respect for your people. I admire the way you express your view about Christians, very respectful, not offensive at all. I want to go back to the Holy Land & wish you will be our tour guide. I always include your IDF soldiers in my daily prayers in your war with Hamas 🙏❤️

I am a Christian and while my religious beliefs are different from yours, I applaud how respectfully you presented this video. Well done.

This is how people need to learn to talk to one another especially those they may not agree with. You are fair, calm, kind & respectful. I always learn a lot from you. Thank you.

I am a christian woman. Thank you so much for your videos. I pray for all my Israeli brothers and sisters during this difficult time!

I admire your courage to speak openly about difficult topics. I am praying for Israel! May you and your family be protected and blessed.

I'm a Christian and found this very helpful and insightful-thanks for sharing!

Oren seems very intelligent, knowledgeable, and honest and without an agenda. He renews my faith in humanity, and his sincerity always leaves me smiling.

I'm a Christian and I've never been to Israel. However, I love the land of Israel and it's people because of my faith in Jesus Christ of Nazareth and moreover without Israel there will be no Christianity. I love the work you have been doing to tell the world the truth about Israel and Palestine. May God bless you and your family in Jesus name.

I am a believing and practising Catholic. But I admire your honesty and your frankness. Very informative. Thank you.

I appreciate your insight and the professional, straight-forward, and yes, good-humored manner in which you presented the information! As a Jesus believer, every day I pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for the safety of Israel, for the military, the young men and women who guard the nation.

I'm a Christian, and I so admire your courage, honesty, and style. I learn so much from your videos; each one I see, I love! Praying for your country and safety in light of the recent events.

I am a Christian , I must say , I've really enjoyed your video. I love the Jewish people, probably because i love the old testament!! Thank you for this video. I will continue to watch your channel.

Great job on discussing this sensitive subject. I am Catholic but I love my Jewish brothers and sisters! I have been to the Holy Land once and loved it so much. Thank you for your videos!

I waited until you finished to give you my thumbs up. I'm a Christian who can't imagine anyone being insulted by your presentation. Well done! "Fair enough", we'd say here in the U.S. Shalome! Anchorage, Alaska

As a Christian, I appreciate your honesty and courage in sharing about this sensitive topic. I learned that there are 2 main types of Jew in Israel and why. Thank you also for sharing about your personal faith. Peace and blessing to you and to Israel!

Oren, Thanks for your candor. I am messianic Jew and believe my meshiac is Yeshua, YHWH and the Holy Spirit. I enjoy very much your channel. It provides me so much historical knowledge on Hebrews, Judaism, Israel and Christianity all in one channel. Thanks for the valuable info!

Excellent website with an honest and balanced approach. Toronto 🇨🇦

As a Christian, I really adore your honesty which is rare now a days. Thanks Oran for making this videos which I learned a lot!

I'm a Christian living in the US and have recently been watching your videos. Thank you for taking the time to humbly educate me on your beliefs as a jew and on your thoughts and research into the ongoing conflicts between the Arabs and the jews. You share a very thought provoking perspective and I truly appreciate your effort in this. When I do travel to Israel, I would most certainly seek you out to be our travel guide. May God bless you with His wisdom.

איזה יופי כל הכבוד! As an Israeli, i have to say that i totally agree with Oren, everything he said about how and what Israelis think about Jesus was very well described. There is a saying in Hebrew: "Proper behavior precedes the Torah" Everyone is welcome to the holiland and enjoy from what it has to offer ❣️

I appreciate your work Oren. I made my first trip to Israel this year and stumbled across one of your videos right before I went. I figured I needed a crash course on Israel as I knew nothing. Turns out I made my first trip when the war broke out and now you have become my go-to source for insights. I think you should keep guiding AND build your channel if possible. Keep it up.

It just blew my mind when I walked in Israel and saw the places spoken of in the Bible. It touched my heart deeply. When I went back home, some mornings I will wake up in Souh Africa where I live, and have a deep longing to go back to Israel. A beautiful country. ❤️ May God bless you abundantly

You have a great way of speaking about 'sensitive' topics. Straight, logical, respectful, not controversial.

I am always happy after listening and watching your stuff... i wish i could be surrounded by your kind.

I loved how you showed you're talking to a play area. Very well done, sir. Thanks for a thoughtful, insightful video.

As a Christian, I just wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for explaining the Israeli views. I really admire your open-mindedness to be able to cordially talk about Jesus and our faith with us believers. Also as a Christian, Jesus instructs us to stand by our Jewish brothers & sisters and to help bless them. We are praying for Israel, praying for all of you there during this awful time of much despair. I hope that God wraps his loving arms around the families hostages and children who have gone through unfathomable trauma. God Bless you and I pray that God returns the hostages and protects the children on both sides of this conflict. This is very Biblical. We are sending lots of love your way! Happy Shabbat & Shalom!

i am a Christian, but i respect and appreciate your very objective view on this topic brother. Shalom and may God bless you. i stand with Israel!

15:40 rabbi nirvana said: come as you are. Beautiful statement❤

You absolutely are doing the right thing by making a video like this. Although this video was way before Oct 7th it is important for us to have meaningful intelligent conversations.

I'm a Christian, I believe in Jesus and he's teaching. I love your videos and also this for your honesty in the things you lay out for us. God bless you

I’m a Christian and just found your page this week. Thank you for all of your videos. You are truly a light in this world. Please don’t stop making videos, we all really appreciate your insight! Praying for you and your family, along with everyone else in Israel. 🤍

Thank you for spreading the Light! I always enjoy listening to the content you provide.

As a christian I appreciate your insights and honesty.

I too, am a Christian and like your honest,genuine style which comes across very well.Congratulations keep it up-I am sure your subscribers will increase,especially at this time where historical knowledge vis a vis Israel /Palestine conflict is of major importance or should be to many "fact challenged " people.I stand with Israel.

Even though this video is about a year old, it is still worth watching. I appreciate your channel and your willingness to address topics like this. You did a fine job with this.

I appreciate your honesty and the information that you shared. As I Christian, you, the Jewish people and Israel have a special place in my heart.❤

Well done. You have spoken in a professional and balanced way about a complex topic. May God bless you. I am encouraged by the love of God and the commandments given: be courageous, don't fear, work and you will possess the land.

My son was in the Navy and when he went to Israel he felt blessed to walk on the land that Jesus walked. I always knew that Jesus was Jewish and I could not understand why the Jews were persecuted in history.

One of my favorite times in Israel was on Shabbat evening in our hotel in Tiberias. I was standing by trays of candles and admiring the beauty of them. A Jewish woman came up and asked me if I would like to light them (2) and then she led me in saying the prayer in Hebrew. What a powerful thing between a Jew and Protestant. That connection was powerful to me!❤🙏

Dear brother Oren, I greatly appreciate your objectivity, calm reasoning on a highly divisive and emotionally sensitive topic. Religious freedom in any democratic country allows a person to freely profess and practice their own faith. Sociologists will say a person's belief system affects his or her conduct. In all fairness, just as antisemitism among Christians violates the fundamental teacings of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount ( Matthew 5)so does the recent incidents reported in Israel about some Jews spitting on Christian pilgrims and on cathedral doors which is flagrant disobedience to love your neighbor as commanded by God in Leviticus 19 in our Holy Bible. Just as you rightly put it in an accurate historical perspective, Jesus was Jewish ✡ and so were all his first disciples and followers.The New Testament was written mostly by Jews who believed in Jesus as the Suffering Messiah foretold hundreds of years ago by Isaiah in Chapter 9&53. The same Jesus in the Book of Revelation written by one of Jesus's 12 Apostles John was also Jewish and he wrote that Jesus will come as the Conquering Messiah Yeshua, the Lion of Judah and Son of David in fulfillment of all the eschatological biblical prophecies. Hundreds of millions of followers of Yeshua in 200 nations in every part of the world 🌎 worship the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob because of Yeshua who is our Messiah and Lord. Like the Apostle Paul formerly Saul and a Pharisee taught by Rabbi Gamaliel,I a gentile Christian too say,"The life I live now I live by faith 🙏 in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me ❤."(Galatians NT) So it is deeply painful to see on news channels to watch scenes of some people spitting on Christians ✝️ who love Israel and the Jewish people like i do and even more unbearably distressing when they frequently spit on hearing the Name of Yeshua who is our beloved Jewish Messiah ✡ . Such conduct is humanly unacceptable but I pray for such people as Yeshua my Lord commanded us to pray for those who hate us.

LOVE learning about new cultures!

Very interesting. Thanks. I'm a Christian who is trying to understand the Jewish origins of his faith. Your videos are very useful.

Just spent 2 weeks out there and I really enjoyed your talk and honest conversation. Shalom I'm a Follower of YESHUA n Believe HE IS THE MESSIAH. W. Love n respect. HALLELUYAH

Thank you for your honesty and transparency, Oren. I have just become aware of your videos and find your perspective very informative and enlightening. I am an American Christian with a Lebanese family history and have always sympathized with the Jewish history. One of my desires is to someday visit Israel and see the sites that I have read about in the Bible over the many decades I have been a follower of Jesus. I would also echo the sentiments expressed by the Amish woman who told you that the "church" which persecuted the Jews over 2000 years was in no way representing the Christ in whom they claimed to believe. True Christians love not only the Jews, but all people of every ethnic background. So may the peace of God be with you, and I would love to join you someday on one of your tours!

Excellent as always, thank you and please carry on!

Well done Oren!❤ It's hard to understand or believe in Jesus...until we actually have an encounter with Him. 💕🥰👍

I love your videos. My grandmother was a jewish holocaust survivor. Because of what's been going on in the world I actually felt bad to say I had a jewish background, there's a lot of hate towards jews lately. Thanks to your videos my heart feels warmly towards my jewish ancestors and has given me a lot of healing. Keep making your videos, they are fantastic!

Oren, I just discovered your videos, and I want to thank you for honest, sincere, and informative videos that shed much light on how Christianity may be viewed by Jewish people. As a follower of Jesus, I greatly desire for you to come to know Him as the Messiah that all the Old Testament scriptures are pointing to….and He fulfilled ALL the prophecies concerning the Holy One of Israel, except the ones He will fulfill when He returns in the last days. I hope you will search the Scriptures to discover Him, and not miss His second appearance when He will win the great battle against Satan. Selah

I am glad to have watched your video and I like the way you have presented your opinions and thoughts. Keep it up Oren!

Just found your videos today. As a Christian, I appreciate your willingness to answer the tough questions ! And I never heard before , that even Jews who don’t believe Jesus is messiah , think it’s nice that Christians follow the most popular Jew of all time ! All God’s blessings to you my brother !

This was a brilliant video. I'd like to add a story. I'm a Canadian Jew who lived for many years in a small town in Eastern Canada where we were the only Jewish family. Most of my colleagues were believing Christians and we worked well together. I was immersed in their world. When I moved back to Toronto, I studied Hebrew in a night class with an Israeli. Although my Hebrew class had all Jews in it, in the afternoon our teacher taught a group of Christians. One day, she turned to us in the evening class of Jews and said, "I was just in my afternoon class with a lot of Christians, and did you know that Christians -- they believe Jesus is God?" Of course my first reaction, as a diaspora Jew, was, "Duh!" But it saddened me that she was so ignorant; what an incredible gap in her education! The entire Western world is rooted in Christianity, and I think the Israeli school system does have an obligation at least minimally to teach something about Christianity. I know that Israelis read a lot of English literature; you simply cannot understand it without some knowledge of Christianity, as so many symbols and metaphors are rooted in Christian symbolism and Christian motifs. How can you visit Notre Dame without knowing something about Christianity, just to give one example? The stained glass windows would be meaningless, as would the actual shape of the cathedral. Or, for example, at the level of children's books, how can you read the beautiful Narnia stories and fully understand them without knowing that Aslan the Lion represents Jesus? One more point: One thing Israelis should also understand is that the American Founders, all Christians, were steeped in the Hebrew Bible. Men like Adams and Washington had deep respect for what they read as the Old Testament, and of course Washington set a major precedent by establishing official tolerance of Jews.

I like your video, Oren. It was brave of you to do it. 👏 You are informative and not offensive at all. Thanks for explaining it how you understand it. I appreciate that truthfulness as an expertise in sharing.

You are honest, straightforward, & pithy ! Very enlightening.

It has come to my attention that a person can be accepting of the beliefs of others simply by listening. Arguing isn't a way of acceptance. I like to learn. Learning doesn't happen through flapping the jaws and not hearing others. Thank you for teaching me something.

Reading most of the comments here.....there's nothing else to say except I agree with them. I'm a Christian. Continue your great work. As I continue to pray for you and everyone in Israel. 😊

Dear Oren, thanks so very much o for making this video. One of the most important things I learned in this life is that everything that happens when it comes to human interaction, is based on a viewpoint. Two people can witness the exact same event and have completely different views on what has occurred. Obviously, these viewpoints are based on a myriad of factors, such religious beliefs, exposure to propaganda, etc. When viewpoints are diametrically opposed the risk of violence escalates. IMHO, the wisest people I have ever met where the ones who took the time to study and understand as many viewpoints as possible. They don’t have to agree with them, they just need to understand them and how they affect their lives. Thanks for helping me understand this viewpoint. Well done!

I love the sociological aspect of your videos… much needed today. Especially right now… keep up the good work.

Thank you for sharing. As a Christian we love the Jewish people and it is good to know how you feel. ❤

Hi Oren, well I am probably in the group of many American Jews who are more secular but still strongly identify with being Jewish and over the last week and a half, many of us have felt a shift to be more connected / find new connections to Judaism and Israel. I am appreciating your videos and perspective so very much. Please keep sharing your thoughts and direct experience with us.

I very much enjoy your videos and the straightforward and unbiased way you present the subject material. Thank you and keep up the great work you are involved in.

I think you tackled this topic really well Oren! Clear, matter of fact, honest, open and with your own particular humour little twists here and there. Loved your presentation, good for you!

So interesting to hear the Israeli perspective, Oren! Thanks for being honest about your beliefs. You are a gift - I so appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share it with the world - it is very enlightening. I am one of millions of protestant American Christians that love Israel and its people. Despite the horrible persecution Jews have suffered at the hands of so-called Christians ... any serious Christian who follows the Bible and its truth about God's love ... will have a deep affinity for His People, and a belief in God's promises for the state of Israel and Jewish people as a whole (and we don't have to be Amish to do so). Right-thinking Christians don't believe we have taken the place of Judaism, but we DO believe we have Judaism to thank for our own religion! For me and my friends, it is not "our religion against theirs". It's ... "our religion is built upon and grateful for the foundation of Judaism" - a very different and loving perspective. In fact, in the late 1700's, America was founded by mostly Christian men who knew, understood and believed the Bible so much, they created a safe place for Jews to live in America - hence why America has for the most part supported modern Israel since its inception. We consider America to have been founded by "Judeo-Christianity" because Judiasm is such a vital part of Christianity. With regard to combining two opposing faiths, we could also never imagine a "Muslim Christian" ... as there is no combining those two belief systems. It's also not possible for a Christian gentile to be a Jew (that is, devoted only to Judaism), because even though we have Judaism to thank for our foundation, Jesus Christ is the vital part of our belief system. But a Messianic Jewish Christian (that is, a Jewish person who has accepted Christ) is quite possible! Because Christianity is in every way an extension of Judaism - in fact we believe, a fulfillment of it. A couple of points: You're right to say Christians don't typically read the Quran or other religious books (unless they are in a course studying all religions or something). However, serious Christians DO in fact read the Jewish Bible and know it very well! Again, this is because authentic Christians are deeply aware that Judaism is the source and the reason we have Jesus, and we believe so much of Judaism, starting with Abraham, points to Christ. Therefore, we read and know the Tanakh, and are so very thankful to God's chosen people (the Jews) and what their relationship with God has taught us. In fact, we believe the seven feasts, down to the minute details of those feasts point toward Jesus (the first four feasts of spring were already fulfilled by Jesus in His first coming, the last three in the fall will be fulfilled in His second coming). Also, in the Jewish Bible, Jesus is depicted both as a suffering servant and a conquering king (of the Davidic line). This could be confusing until one realizes His first coming was as a suffering servant who died as the ultimate sacrifice for sin - an act that fulfilled the Mosaic law and ended the need for any more sacrifices (therefore, it's no accident that Jerusalem and the temple sacrifice system was destroyed in 70 A.D. - less than a generation away from Jesus' sacrifice (around 33 A.D.). So now, belief and acceptance of Jesus and His sacrifice is what brings salvation and forgiveness for all sin. Faith (belief) is everything ... just as in the Bible (Old Testament), it says "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted unto him as righteousness"(Genesis 15:6). But Jesus' second coming will be as a conquering King (who eventually rules) - and this will be the fulfillment of the last three feasts and the parts of the Jewish Bible that depict Him as such. All of Jesus' initial followers were Jewish of course, as was He - and we have those Jewish disciples to thank for spreading Christianity and most dying a horrible martyr's death in doing so! But as a whole, the leadership of ancient Israel rejected Jesus and taught posterity to do the same. As a result, God opened the door for the messiah of Israel to be the messiah for gentiles as well, and as a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world (something God knew would happen all along ... as God created and loved the whole world, but chose one people (the Jews) to represent Him). And from this chosen people ... their messiah became a gift to this world. As far as the temple being built before the messiah comes ... the temple WAS rebuilt by King Herod, just before Jesus was born. Many Christians believe a third temple will also be rebuilt before Jesus comes back the second time (and there's talk in Israel of doing just that). All Jews coming together in Israel has (in essence) happened, with the miraculous modern state of Israel coming together in 1948. Even though all Jews do not live there, they are welcomed there - and many consider it "home". And one day, Christians believe Jesus will rule from there at His second return (and all Jews could live there at that time, if they'd like). As far as peace before the messiah (we believe Jesus) comes? No, there was not peace the first time Jesus came - the Jews were under Roman rule when Jesus was born. As far as Jesus' second coming? This gets into deep eschatology, in which there are varying interpretations ... but the New Testament indicates an anti-christ or anti-christ system coming into fruition, and he will establish peace for only a small season ... THEN, all hell breaks loose, and Jesus Christ will return for a second time (this time as a conquering king). I could say so much more here, but I'll just say this: God is STILL one God! The Trinity (God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit) are all contained within ONE. Just as humans are three in one - the soul (mind, will, emotions), the body, and the spirit ... God is is three in one as well. Jesus said, "If you've seen Me, you've seen the Father." Some people find this difficult to understand ... but it's not at all difficult for me. Jews that have opened their minds to the New Testament have been shocked at just how Jewish it is, and how in the New Testament, every Jew (including Jesus) was initially following the Mosaic Law. They also become amazed at how Jesus proves Himself to be the prophesied messiah in so many layers and on so many levels - which frees the Jewish reader, enlightens him and gives him such a profound hope in Y-hw-h, Himself! So sorry I've written a long book in this comments section, but I thank you, Oren, for your insight and your service to the rest of us ... both as a tour guide in Israel and also on the internet! God bless you!

I had a wonderful Israeli Jewish guide on my 2019 trip to Israel. She was very knowledgable of history and the various faiths there, and very respectful of everyone. I am a Catholic who also studies world religions and their histories. We can learn so much from each other if we learn without judgement. Thank you for what you do. Shalom!

Your honesty is awesome !!

Thanks to the might (but not "Almighty") RU-vid algorithm, I have just found your channel, Oren, and you can count this California Jewish woman as a new fan. My sister made Aliyah some years ago, and now lives in Israel with her five children. I wish I were there now. Am Israel chai.

Hi Oren, it was really interesting to hear your perspectives as a born-again follower of Jesus who has grown in knowledge and heart for Israel after 8 years of being a Christian, it is wonderful that YHWH chose you as His people & He will always have you in His heart, we from other countries are just thankful to be grafted into His family through Jesus because of His grace - God bless you & I hope He helps you navigate with your family & work in these uncertain days in the world :) Take care! You are great at teaching :) - Eva

I just recently found your channel and really enjoy them. As a Christian, it lets me hear more about Isreal, the Jewish side and the beautiful country you live in. I pray for the Jewish army and the people of Isreal's safety through this difficult period. May God bless Isreal as he always has.

I appreciate your sincerity and candid explanation of the facts from your point of view. It is a very sensitive topic with many fanatics on all sides. The fact that we could learn your Jewish perspective on the topic is very enlightening.

Thank you, I enjoyed this video. I am Christian follower of Jesus. I enjoy hearing the thoughts of Jewish people and how they experience Christians and our beliefs. If I come to Israel, which is a dream for me, I think a tour with you will help deepen my Jewish history and culture understanding. This for me is a key to understanding holy scripture more clearly. Until we meet again.

Wonderful video Oran. I am a Christian and felt that I could hear your frank and honest video on this topic without feeling defensive or hurt. There was much respect and agape love only when hearing you. It was so informative too.I pray for Israel and Jerusalem as we have been asked to pray for this blessed land. God bless you all. I have been to Israel twice and my heart still longs for this land. Why do people have a longing for Israel? Its a divine feeling. God bless you all.

As a christian I agree with you: Jesus is definitely the most famous/popular Jew in the world :) great video like always 👍 May God continue to protect Israel 🇮🇱♥️🕊

I'm a Christian and liked this video! It's really interesting to find out how Israelis see Christians. And your opinions sound very logical.. And seem pretty close to what would be true. My wife and I visited Israel once for about 10 days and we really loved it. Would love to come back except for the current wars...

Thank you for your honesty Oren, I’ll pray for you 😊

I am so very bothered that people claiming to be representatives of Jesus, did so in the brutal, violent and hateful ways they have. Nowhere in any of his teachings, nor his disciplines was hate, and violence ever preached. Only forgiveness, compassion and love. Blessings to you. Love your videos.

I just discovered your channel and as a former tour guide love live love your insights and style. Thank you so much for sharing. I love what you said at the end about Jewish and Christian people; that really made my day. I wish we humans could all just get along, as facile as that sounds, and just each do our thing without hurting others or the planet we share.

I appreciate your honesty and that you made me understand Jewish perspective on Christians, Jesus, Christianity. I appreciate Jewish people, a small nation, but gave so many wonderful people to humanity! Jesus indeed is the most known Jewish in history! :))🤍

Judith Moore Fascinating. I loved your explanation and your honesty. I fully agree with your terminology and belief . Very interesting.

Very good video. Very subject I have been so curious about. I'm Christian and I totally love and support the Jewish people. I hope they know that we love them and care for them. I think I speak for all American Christians when I say this too.

As a Jewish woman who keeps tradition but is not religious, I agree with every word he says - we don't really care what religion you are or what your beliefs are, after thousands of years of being persecuted for our religion and our nationality, we just want to be left alone from other groups hatred and live in peace… besides that we are all a very curious people and we don't mind learning new things, but in the end what matters to us is being free people in a free land where we can choose whether to be religious or not but always keep our Judaism and not be hated for it 💙🤍

Appreciate your frank, honest explanations! Great videos.

Hello Oren. Thank you for making this video. First, a disclaimer: I've watched 9 minutes so far, and I'd like to comment on some of your observations on Christianity, as I am Christian. (I will watch the rest of your video later, but I don't want to forget all the point you mentioned so far.) You mentioned that Christians want to conquer the world. I would not say that, but I would say that Christians who take the Bible seriously do believe we have a mandate to share the gospel of Jesus through the whole world. As far as conquering, the life of the historical Jesus of Nazareth proved that He was not interested in any political kingdom, and your Amish families answered you rightly on that. In fact, it was this lack of being a political messiah that disappointed so many of the Jews who hoped He would deliver them from Roman rule. So, while many point to the Crusades, and the Inquisition, which were horrible events, the fact is that they were an exception, they had nothing to do with Biblical Christianity, and centuries have passed with millions of Christian missionaries traveling throughout the world with no interest of conquering people by force in any way. You talked about the impossibility of God having a Son. Please read Psalm 2:7 and Isaiah 7:14. You spoke of the foreignness of a suffering Savior; please read Isaiah 53. You mentioned that Christianity has been the biggest persecutor of Jews. I will not deny that people who called themselves Christian have persecuted Jews. Also please acknowledge that Jews persecuted early Christians, as the early Christians of the first, second and third centuries were persecuted first by the Jews and then by the Roman empire, as historians such as Josephus and Eusebius have recorded. You may be interested to know that the evangelical Christian perspective on Israel is that we love the nation and people of Israel, we recognize the land covenant that God made with Israel, that will never be broken. You have correctly observed about Christians, that we are not a monolithic group; many who call themselves Christians do not really believe the Bible is truth, both the Old Testament (your Tanakh) or New Testament. Bible believing Christians believe that the entire Bible is true, the inspired Word of God. Now, I have a few questions for you. 1. Why is it acceptable in Judaism to be atheist, but not Christian? In other words, it seems to me that Jews view it as acceptable to be atheist and still Jewish, but a Christian can no longer be a Jew. 2. Is it true that Judaism elevates the teaching of the rabbis and historical teachings such as the mishnah and the talmud (and maybe many other rabbinic teachings) to the same level as the Bible? (In Christianity, Catholicism does this with their historical teachings, but evangelicals do not accept them as the inspired Word of God.) 3. Exactly when did the concept or even the word "messiah" come to be used? I can't find the word in the Old Testament, although there are many references to God as Savior, Deliverer. However, right away in the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as Messiah (John ch 4.) So, somewhere in the 400 years between old testament and new testament, the word "messiah" came to be used? Thank you if you've taken the time to read this, Please know that I, and many other Christians, pray for Israel every day, and often throughout the night.

I want to thank you for making this video. It was very interesting and informative. I also want to let you know I waited until after you gave your personal beliefs to click the "like" button. What you do is valuable to many people of all faiths, and people of no faith. Thank you for all you do. Shalom.

Jesus laid down His life for all of us...sinners. So Jews did not kill Him...our sins killed Him....

Informative, as always, thanks.

Thank you for this video about what Israelis Really think about Jesus, i was blessed by your heartful discussion on this topic and applaud your presentation. Thank you, please keep making videos am blessed by them. when my wife and i visit Israel i will be sure to hook up on your tour guide of the Land of Israel. Shalom.

I liked the joke about there being only one god but not believing in him 😂 I’m an atheist/agnostic from an orthodox christian background. I found this video very informative. I actually had no idea jews and christians have such different views on Jesus. Also thank you for taking the time to edit the subtitles, they’re vrey useful. If I ever visit Israel, I hope I’ll have you as tour guide. I hope peace returns soon. Stay safe!

Wonderful story of your stay with an Amish family. Really appreciate your honesty, and objective presentation of how many Israelis feel about Christianity. I believe your Amish mother host was right. Many abuses have been perpetrated in the name of Jesus and of Christianity, but none of these abuses came from Jesus, and were not taught by him.

Very kind and respectful

Hi Oren! Another great video! I might recommend that when you say you answer for Israelis, you are actually (possibly) answering for Jewish Israelis. You are so right to describe the differences between them and American Jews who do see and interact with their Christian friends and family members all the time. I remember describing it a little differently to my American Jewish friends when we moved to Boston from Haifa - they couldn't understand why we didn't belong to a synagogue, or go to services, ESPECIALLY as we were Israeli (and therefore, they assumed, religious)! And I had to explain that you don't need to think about any religion as a Jew in Israel - you have your holidays off; people wish you a Shabbat Shalom, and your "Hebrew school" (where American Jewish kids go to prep for their bnei/bnot mitzvah) is your everyday school in Israel. Yes, you learn Torah, Tanach, and Hebrew, but just as Americans learn about their history and language arts in school. Which is why your comment that Jewish Israelis don't think much about Jesus is spot on. It would be about as foreign as your Amish host giving much thought to Moses. However, as I said at the beginning of this comment, I too can only speak as a Jewish Israeli/American. But it's so important for people to understand that Israelis come in all flavors. I would have no idea what an Arab Israeli or a Christian Israeli thinks about Jesus.

Im a Christian from Guyana South America. Thanks for sharing. Jesus will show Himself to the whole of Israel to be recognized for who He really is, but that would be after the tribulation. Thank God for those who's eyes have been opened now.

I really appreciate you sharing your perspective on this. True Christians love their Jewish brethren. They also know that Christians are not a replacement for Israel. The promises God made for the Jews are still for the Jews! It baffles me how replacement theology ever got off the ground.

I appreciate your sincerity.

Love your videos! I am Christian. Your videos are honest and informative

I'm a Christian from Singapore and I stand by Israel and Jews. Thanks for making this video as it really gives me a lot of insight into Jews and the tourism in the Holy Land. May God bless and protect the land that flows with milk and honey.

I discovered this channel after Oct. 7th as I was looking for material to share with friends and family to help give the Israeli perspective and help them understand the reality of Israel and Palestine in order to fight against a lot of things that i knew were lies about Israel. I am an American and over the years i have gained a bit more knowledge than the average American about the area. I can't fight all the progoganda but i can at least help the people who trust me to see that a lot of what they have seen online is just not accurate. Thank you for these videos they have been helpful and taught me things i didn't know. One area i was not well versed in was what was covered in this video. It makes perfect sense that most Jews would not have warm feelings towards Christianity, but the Amish woman is right to point out that Christianity is a massive religion and extremely varied. One thing that Christianity was very good at doing was melding with the home culture, so a Latino Catholic is extremely different than an Irish Catholic even though they belong to the same branch of Christianity. In America Christianity has formed in it's own unique way. In modern America Christians are often slammed as antisemitic for a reason that i realized i don't understand. The narrative about it is so strong that at one point in my life when i was more left-leaning, i remember thinking "why does the Christian right hate Jews but love Israel." It was such a foolish thought because i have lived my entire life around American conservative Christians and i cannot remember a single one speaking negatively about Jews. Obviously i cannot speak for all but in my experience the family morals of conservative Christian families often stem the patriarch of the family. Until very recently many if not most families (mine being one) had their values shaped by men who fought in WW2. There was no love for the Nazis in these men or anything they stood for. In fact my regularly quiet grandfather could become very agitated about Nazis and Hitler to the point where us grandchildren were advised to not mention them. Because of all this many Christian conservatives here have actually become very protective of Jewish people and of Israel. The idea of anything like the Holocaust happening again is an anathema to them. All of this to say, that there millions of Christians in America who want Israel and Jews to survive and thrive. My church has been praying for Israel every Sunday since October 7th, and i am sure it is far from the only one.

I am a practicing Catholic and really appreciate your honest and polite manner!! I love learning about Jewish history/customs/philosophy etc. and hold the Jewish people in great esteem ❤

This was a wonderful video with a lot of beauty in how you handle very delicate topics. Super informative.